From Qajar to Pahlavi : Iran, 1919-1930 / Mohammad Gholi Majd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Majd, Mohammad Gholi, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iran--History--Qajar dynasty, 1794-1925.

Iran.

History.

Iran--History--Pahlavi dynasty, 1925-1979.

Physical Description:

462 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : University Press of America, 2008.

Summary:

The 1920s saw the creation of numerous new monarchies and regimes in the Middle East. This book gives a detailed history of the new regime change in Iran in the 1920s. Using U.S. State Department archives, Mohammad Gholi Majd first describes the overthrow of the Qajar dynasty, which ruled Iran since the 1790s, and its replacement by the Pahlavi monarchy in 1925. He then describes the consolidation of the new regime and suppression of the opposition during 1926-1930. By 1931, resistance to the Pahlavi regime and the harsh response thereto set the stage for a long struggle between the Pahlavi monarchy and the Ulama that ended with the Islamic Revolution in 1979. This book is the first detailed and documented history of Iran during 1919-1930 in the English language.

Contents:

2 The Anglo-Persian Convention 13

3 Resignation and Flight of Vossough-ed-Dowleh 49

4 Prelude to Coup d'Etat: Cabinets of Moshir-ed-Dowleh and Sepahdar 69

5 Coup d'Etat and Onset of Military Dictatorship 95

6 Kaleidoscopic Ministries and the Strengthening of Dictatorship, 1921-1923 121

7 The "Republican Movement" and the Imbrie Murder 159

8 The "Liberation" of Arabistan 193

9 The Regency Affair 217

10 Abolition of Qajar Monarchy and the Advent of Reza Shah Pahlavi 231

11 A Shaky Throne: Corruption, Mutiny, Rebellion and Assassination Plot 265

12 An Oppressive Dictatorship, 1926-1928: Rising Unpopularity of Reza Shah 299

13 Waging War on the Shia Clergy 345

14 Waging War on the Tribes 381

15 An Expanded Reign of Terror 413.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780761840299

076184029X

OCLC:

216935860